Original art by Sandrine Curtiss

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June 2014

It's this time of year again, when all the artists in town get together for an art show. I always make a point of showing something different each time. Whether it's the medium or the subject, I try to be creative. This time, I wanted to paint an old landmark that unfortunately isn't anymore. I loved driving by it when I first moved here. But the motel the sign was on was sold, and the owners took the sign with them. Since it's tourist season again, I hope the regulars will appreciate this little throwback.

I didn't have time to take a better picture before the painting was due. So here's one to give you an idea, until the show is over, and I can take a better one.

I'm finally done with this challenge. I'm glad it's over. While it's great to challenge oneself, I think that once more it killed my creativity. I enjoyed it for the first ten days or so. It was fun. But it quickly became a chore. Not so much the drawing or painting part, but the scanning, listing, and posting on blogs, and Facebook page. I was good with posting an update everyday on Facebook. I had to because a couple of artist friends did the challenge with me, so I had to post their work too. And I'm glad of it because it pushed me to be consistent. However, you might have noticed that it was not the case here. I just took the time today to catch up, and added the second half of the month's worth of ACEOs, hehe!
So if I ever challenge myself again, I'll make it shorter. I think 10 days is great to get me going. I might not even announce it, and just do my own thing. That way I won't have the pressure of having to give news everyday. And it will end while it's still fun for me.

So here's my last little series of this challenge. It reminded me of the Pacific Northwest. The seacoast I like so much.